Title: Amsterdam Pediatric Wrist Rules<br/>Author: Jennifer Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Is there a set of criteria similar to the Ottawa Ankle or Knee Rule that can be applied to the wrist in children? </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Amsterdam Pediatric Wrist Rules are as follows:</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">-Swelling of distal radius</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">-Visible deformity</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">-Painful palpation of the distal radius</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">-Painful palpation at the anatomical snuff box</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">-Painful supination</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A positive answer to any of these would indicate the need for an xray.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The study referenced attempted to validate these criteria. This criteria is inclusive of the distal radius in addition to the wrist. The sensitivity and specificity were 95.9% and 37.3%, respectively in children 3 years through 18 years. This model would have resulted in a 22% absolute reduction in xrays. In a validation study, 7/170 fractures (4.1%, 95% CI: 1.7- 8.3%) would have been missed using the decision model. The fractures that were missed were all in boys ages 10-15 and were all buckle fractures and one non displaced radial fracture.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Bottom line:</strong> This rule can serve as a guide for when to obtain an xray in the setting of trauma, but it is not perfect.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Slaar et al. A clinical decision rule for the use of plain radiography in children after acute wrist injury: development and external validation of the Amsterdam Pediatric Wrist Rules. Pediatr Radiol 2015; published online August 23, 2015.</span></p>
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